Validate

Start the service and look in the log (under log folder). It should have the following lines (dots for ignore the begining and/or the end the line):

... Initializing ActiveMQMessageBus...

... Settings component filter to: <PILLARID>

... Creating the connection to the database 'DatabaseSpecifics [driverClass=org.postgresql.Driver, ...

... Starting the ReferencePillar of type 'CHECKSUM'

Ensure that the pillar did not erroneous automatically create a Derby database, by validating the no 'checksumDB' or 'auditDB' folders is located either the installation directory or a conf/checksum folder.